The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-18
THE LEHI FAIR.
Evidences of Thrift, Industry and
Progress.

To the Editor of THE HERALD.
Knowing your willingness to publish
anything pertaining to our home in
dustries, and also to. encourage our
young people in all laudable efforts to
improve both themselves and their sur
roundings, l send you the following
account of our Fair held on the 10th
and 18th instants, under the auspices of
the Young Mems and Young Ladies
Mutual Improvement Associations:
AS prizes were not awarded and your
reporter does not feel personally equal
to pass on the special merits of indi-
vidual exhibits, will have to be content
with a notice of the various depart
ments, and even some of them may
escape me.
As in recognition of the fact that
hungry people are hard to please, we
were greeted on entering with fine
display of the art of cookery, boiled and
roasted, bread, cakes, preserves, jellies,
Canned fruits, ETC., in great variety
showing that all are not depending on
importation for such supplies.
HOMEMADE CLOTH, ETC.
And showing that the hand loom and
spinning wheel have Lot entirely dis
appeared, there was quite display of
home-spun and hOme-woven cloth,
made up and unmade. Both quality
and appeara ce would compare favor
ably with factory products; ladies' un-
derwear, hand wove and hand knit,
very artistic in patterns and designs.
FANCY WORK.
AS usual, the busy ungers of wives
and daughters had produced large
display, and tides, mats, rugs, lace,
quilts, crazy and other kinds, flowers of
wax, wool, cloth and other materials
IN every color that NJ Their Nature
has produced, and | believe some others
we're there, in great number. Some
fancy articles made from the beautiful
silk down of the milk weed, attracted
great attention. Also shell work and
bead work.
TAILORING AND DREssMAKING.
The displays showed that the latest
STYLES are as possible in Utah as else
where.
LEATHER WORK.
Harness, boots and shoes, etc. The
displays proved that if our home de.
mand is not supplied, the cause is not
in the lack Of talent to make them.
JEWELLERY.
Two firms exhibited home made and
articles. Home-ma ie, of pure
gold and silver, and mixed with genuine
stones (engraVed), showed that even for
these articles of luxury home talent
could supply all reasonable demands,
genuineness and price considered.
CABINETMAKERs' WORK,
cupboards, wardrobes, chairs, tables, |
etc. The specimens shown represented |
skill in production, finish, arrangement, |
etc.
IRON SMALL WARES.
Levy & Sons, of Alpine, exhibited |
specimens of their make of nearly |
every thing used on farm-a wagon,
harness, snaps, buckles, rings, hinges, |
brake-lrons, etC.-certa inly q great va.
riety.
GROWING PLANTS.
The display OF growing plants and
cut flowers was good and exte. sive, es-
pecially when We consider the lateness
of the season.
CURIosITIEs, MINERALS, FOSSILS, ETC.
The collections and exhibits showed
thai the curious exists among US in
goodly numbers, and also that our
county can contribute its full share, as
we'll as the great number of mementoes
brought from the various nations that |
have contributed to our population. l |
must mention a chair made by George |
Kirkham, Of Lehi. and presented to |
Bishop T. r. Cutler. The chair con-
sists of 124 pieces, fastened together |
without nail or screw, on the key prin-
ciple. AS curiosity it is unique, but |
as seat it would be murder0us.
OUR HOME ARTISTS
are attracting great attention. In
wood sculpture there was life-size bust
Of mother and child, their features
so life like that they were
readily recognized by acquaintance.
These, along with some doves, the
work of Mr.. Thomas A. Shelly, of
American Fork; quite a number of
specimens in crayon, nearly life-size,
ikenesses from photographs; free-hand
drawings, etc., by Edwin Evans and
William Ross and John r. Peterson,
Of Lehi, and Edward Robinson, Jr., of
American Fork, must be seen to be
also some Photographic
views by E. Evans; also ladies work in
painting of plaques, trays, etc.
AGRICULTURAL.
AS usual, the fertility or our soil and
growing properties of our climate, were
demonstrated by mammoth specimens
Of potatoes, carrots, beets. cabbages,